Babes in the Wood murders: Sussex Police formally apologise for failings after 1986 schoolgirl murders

Sussex Police have formally apologised for failings in its initial investigations into the murders of nine-year-olds Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway in 1986. The schoolgirls were sexually assaulted and strangled in woodland in Brighton by Russell Bishop. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published …...Read More

Lords delay Rwanda bill to next week in blow to Rishi Sunak's agenda

The House of Lords has delayed the passing of the government's Rwanda bill until next week - in a blow to Rishi Sunak's attempts to get planes off the ground deporting illegal migrants to the country. MPs overturned Tuesday's attempts by the House of Lords to dilute the plan - …...Read More

Tributes to 'superhero' dad who died in house fire trying to save his son

A dad who ran into a burning house to try and save his son has been described as a "superhero" after both died from their injuries. Barry Mason died on Sunday after he ran into the blazing home in Wigan to rescue Ethan, according to Ethan's aunt, Jessica Wilson. Ethan …...Read More

BJP is not communal as we don’t play Hindu-Muslim politics, says Yediyurappa

April 17, 2024 06:43 pm | Updated 06:43 pm IST - Belagavi “Incidents like BJP MP Karadi Sanganna leaving the BJP to join the Congress are common and natural. There is no need to fret over them,” the former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa said in Belagavi …...Read More

HC declines to interfere in rules for Special Teachers’ recruitment

April 17, 2024 06:42 pm | Updated 06:42 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Telangana High Court on Tuesday declined to pass a direction to change the minimum qualifying marks required for filling up the posts of Special Education Teacher (for teaching children with special needs) observing that it cannot interfere …...Read More

Sri Rama Navami celebrations in full swing at Sri Pattabhi Ramaswamy temple

April 17, 2024 06:41 pm | Updated 06:41 pm IST - MADANAPALLE Residents of Valmikipuram town in Annamayya district participated in large numbers in the Sri Rama Navami brahmotsavams held at the Sri Pattabhi Ramaswamy temple, on Wednesday. One of the highlights of this temple’s brahmotsavams is the ‘Seetharama Kalyanotsavam’ …...Read More

Trade unions to organise labourer parliament

April 17, 2024 06:40 pm | Updated 06:40 pm IST - KOLLAM In order to assess the crises in the labour sector caused by the wrong policies of the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre in the past 10 years and the challenges faced by workers, the Left trade …...Read More

9,436 personnel to be deployed for poll duty in Villupuram Lok Sabha constituency

April 17, 2024 06:31 pm | Updated 06:31 pm IST - VILLUPURAM A total of 9,436 personnel will be deployed for poll duty in the seven Assembly segments in Villupuram Parliamentary constituency during the General Elections on April 19. According to District Election Officer and Collector C. Palani, the third …...Read More

Candidates wind up their campaign in Cuddalore and Villupuram

April 17, 2024 06:31 pm | Updated 06:31 pm IST - CUDDALORE The final phase of campaigning for the General Elections to the Lok Sabha constituency of Chidambaram (SC) culminated on Wednesday evening. While the high-voltage campaigning of the DMK-led front concluded at Mahatma Gandhi statue near the bus stand …...Read More

'Major breakthrough' ahead of polls as 3 powerful IEDs seized in J&K’s Poonch

April 17, 2024 06:30 pm | Updated 06:30 pm IST - Mendhar/Jammu Three ready-to-use improvised explosive devices (IED), each weighing between three to 20 kgs, were recovered from a terrorist hideout in the border district of Poonch on April 17, officials said. They termed it a "major breakthrough" ahead of …...Read More